The dual importance of competition and predation as regulatory forces in terrestrial ecosystems: evidence from decomposer food-webs

David A. Wardle; G. W. Yeates

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The dual importance of competition and predation as regulatory forces in terrestrial ecosystems: evidence from decomposer food-webs

Oecologia 93(2): 303-306

Article 1993 English

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The relative importance of predation and competition (resource limitation) in influencing the components of a below-ground food-web consisting of three tro

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